Yeast Bay Saison Blend II

I haven't, but from the description it sounds awesome. I've used their Amalgamation before with good, funky flavor results, and would definitely buy from them again. Wallonian seems to be 2-sided. Some people love it, and others thought it was too finicky. If you end up using it definitely report back! I may consider trying it this summer.

 

I have used both wallonian and SBII in a split batch. One thing I've noticed, and been truly impressed about TYB is that their descriptors are spot-on so what you read on the internet is the kind of beer that it'll make.

Both beers finished low, like 1.006 for the wallonian and 1.008 for the SBII. The saison is pretty peppery and floral but not very lemony. The wallonian is an interesting beer, more like a beer you might at the store that is just labeled as a farmhouse beer. Pretty earthy and slightly tart like the lemon I was hoping for from SBII. My perfect saison would actually be a blend of the two and I've been doing such when I pull from the taps.

FWIW I started both beers at 68 and brought the temp up 2 degrees each day until 80, kept it there for a couple of days and brought back down to 68 to finish out. That's above SBIIs temp range but I don't think it negatively affected it but I don't have a "properly" fermented version to compare to. I did save the yeasts for future batches and I plan to experiment with temps, especially with the wallonian. I'm also going to sub the wallonian for some beers that I use WY1007 to see if it's a good substitute.

I'm curious about SBI so post back with your results.